FNA: Arctostaphylos auriculata vs. Arctostaphylos confertiflora

	Arctostaphylos auriculata	Arctostaphylos confertiflora
	Mount Diablo manzanita, Mt. Diablo manzanita	Santa Rosa Island manzanita
Habit	Shrubs, erect, 1–4.5 m; burl absent; twigs densely white-hairy with long, white hairs.	Shrubs, erect, prostrate, or mound-forming, 0.1–2 m; burl absent; twigs densely short-hairy with long, white, glandular hairs.
Leaves	petiole to 2 mm; blade whitish gray, dull, oblong-ovate to orbiculate-ovate, 1.5–4.5 × 1.5–3 cm, base distinctly lobed, auriculate-clasping, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, gray-canescent, glabrescent.	(overlapping); petiole 4–10 mm; blade light green, dull, ovate to elliptic, 4–6 × 2–3 cm, base cuneate to ± rounded, margins entire, cupped, surfaces ± papillate, finely scabrous, glandular-puberulent, ± glandular-hairy proximally.
Inflorescences	panicles, 3–5-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, (branches crowded, ± obscured by bracts), axis 1–1.5 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely white-hairy with long, white hairs; bracts somewhat appressed, leaflike, ovate to lanceolate-ovate, 5–15 mm, apex acute, surfaces canescent.	panicles, 3–5-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, branches spreading, axis 1.5–2 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely short-hairy with long, white, glandular hairs; bracts not appressed, (crowded), (± densely overlapping near tips), (green), leaflike, ovate to oblanceolate, 8–18 mm, apex acute, surfaces finely glandular-hairy.
Pedicels	4–10 mm, tomentose.	3–5 mm, finely glandular-hairy.
Flowers	corolla white to pink, conic; ovary densely white-hairy.	corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary densely white-hairy, sparsely glandular.
Fruits	depressed-globose, 5–10 mm diam., short white-hairy, glabrescent.	depressed-globose, 8–11 mm diam., sparsely hairy.
Stones	distinct.	distinct.
2n	= 26.	= 26.

	Arctostaphylos auriculata	Arctostaphylos confertiflora
Phenology	Flowering winter–early spring.	Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat	Chaparral, open, closed-cone conifer forests	Island chaparral, open, closed-cone conifer forests
Elevation	300-500 m (1000-1600 ft)	0-500 m (0-1600 ft)
Distribution	CA [BONAP county map]	CA [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos auriculata is found on the western slopes of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)	Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos confertiflora is found on Santa Rosa Island. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source	FNA vol. 8, p. 430.	FNA vol. 8, p. 428.
Parent taxa	Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos	Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos
Sibling taxa	A. andersonii, A. bakeri, A. canescens, A. catalinae, A. columbiana, A. confertiflora, A. crustacea, A. cruzensis, A. densiflora, A. edmundsii, A. franciscana, A. gabilanensis, A. glandulosa, A. glauca, A. glutinosa, A. hispidula, A. hookeri, A. hooveri, A. imbricata, A. insularis, A. klamathensis, A. luciana, A. malloryi, A. manzanita, A. mewukka, A. montana, A. montaraensis, A. montereyensis, A. morroensis, A. myrtifolia, A. nevadensis, A. nissenana, A. nortensis, A. nummularia, A. obispoensis, A. ohloneana, A. osoensis, A. otayensis, A. pacifica, A. pajaroensis, A. pallida, A. parryana, A. patula, A. pechoensis, A. pilosula, A. pringlei, A. pumila, A. pungens, A. purissima, A. rainbowensis, A. refugioensis, A. regismontana, A. rudis, A. sensitiva, A. silvicola, A. stanfordiana, A. tomentosa, A. uva-ursi, A. virgata, A. viridissima, A. viscida	A. andersonii, A. auriculata, A. bakeri, A. canescens, A. catalinae, A. columbiana, A. crustacea, A. cruzensis, A. densiflora, A. edmundsii, A. franciscana, A. gabilanensis, A. glandulosa, A. glauca, A. glutinosa, A. hispidula, A. hookeri, A. hooveri, A. imbricata, A. insularis, A. klamathensis, A. luciana, A. malloryi, A. manzanita, A. mewukka, A. montana, A. montaraensis, A. montereyensis, A. morroensis, A. myrtifolia, A. nevadensis, A. nissenana, A. nortensis, A. nummularia, A. obispoensis, A. ohloneana, A. osoensis, A. otayensis, A. pacifica, A. pajaroensis, A. pallida, A. parryana, A. patula, A. pechoensis, A. pilosula, A. pringlei, A. pumila, A. pungens, A. purissima, A. rainbowensis, A. refugioensis, A. regismontana, A. rudis, A. sensitiva, A. silvicola, A. stanfordiana, A. tomentosa, A. uva-ursi, A. virgata, A. viridissima, A. viscida
Synonyms		A. subcordata var. confertiflora
Name authority	Eastwood: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 202. 1905 ,	Eastwood: Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 122. 1934 ,
Web links	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Arctostaphylos auriculata

Arctostaphylos confertiflora

Mount Diablo manzanita, Mt. Diablo manzanita

Santa Rosa Island manzanita

Habit

Shrubs, erect, 1–4.5 m; burl absent; twigs densely white-hairy with long, white hairs.

Shrubs, erect, prostrate, or mound-forming, 0.1–2 m; burl absent; twigs densely short-hairy with long, white, glandular hairs.

Leaves

petiole to 2 mm;

blade whitish gray, dull, oblong-ovate to orbiculate-ovate, 1.5–4.5 × 1.5–3 cm, base distinctly lobed, auriculate-clasping, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, gray-canescent, glabrescent.

(overlapping);

petiole 4–10 mm;

blade light green, dull, ovate to elliptic, 4–6 × 2–3 cm, base cuneate to ± rounded, margins entire, cupped, surfaces ± papillate, finely scabrous, glandular-puberulent, ± glandular-hairy proximally.

Inflorescences

panicles, 3–5-branched;

immature inflorescence pendent, (branches crowded, ± obscured by bracts), axis 1–1.5 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely white-hairy with long, white hairs;

bracts somewhat appressed, leaflike, ovate to lanceolate-ovate, 5–15 mm, apex acute, surfaces canescent.

panicles, 3–5-branched;

immature inflorescence pendent, branches spreading, axis 1.5–2 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely short-hairy with long, white, glandular hairs;

bracts not appressed, (crowded), (± densely overlapping near tips), (green), leaflike, ovate to oblanceolate, 8–18 mm, apex acute, surfaces finely glandular-hairy.

Pedicels

4–10 mm, tomentose.

3–5 mm, finely glandular-hairy.

Flowers

corolla white to pink, conic;

ovary densely white-hairy.

corolla white, conic to urceolate;

ovary densely white-hairy, sparsely glandular.

Fruits

depressed-globose, 5–10 mm diam., short white-hairy, glabrescent.

depressed-globose, 8–11 mm diam., sparsely hairy.

Stones

distinct.

= 26.

Arctostaphylos auriculata

Arctostaphylos confertiflora

Phenology

Flowering winter–early spring.

Habitat

Chaparral, open, closed-cone conifer forests

Island chaparral, open, closed-cone conifer forests

Elevation

300-500 m (1000-1600 ft)

0-500 m (0-1600 ft)

Distribution

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Arctostaphylos auriculata is found on the western slopes of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Of conservation concern.

Arctostaphylos confertiflora is found on Santa Rosa Island.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source

FNA vol. 8, p. 430.

FNA vol. 8, p. 428.

Parent taxa

Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos

Sibling taxa

A. andersonii, A. bakeri, A. canescens, A. catalinae, A. columbiana, A. confertiflora, A. crustacea, A. cruzensis, A. densiflora, A. edmundsii, A. franciscana, A. gabilanensis, A. glandulosa, A. glauca, A. glutinosa, A. hispidula, A. hookeri, A. hooveri, A. imbricata, A. insularis, A. klamathensis, A. luciana, A. malloryi, A. manzanita, A. mewukka, A. montana, A. montaraensis, A. montereyensis, A. morroensis, A. myrtifolia, A. nevadensis, A. nissenana, A. nortensis, A. nummularia, A. obispoensis, A. ohloneana, A. osoensis, A. otayensis, A. pacifica, A. pajaroensis, A. pallida, A. parryana, A. patula, A. pechoensis, A. pilosula, A. pringlei, A. pumila, A. pungens, A. purissima, A. rainbowensis, A. refugioensis, A. regismontana, A. rudis, A. sensitiva, A. silvicola, A. stanfordiana, A. tomentosa, A. uva-ursi, A. virgata, A. viridissima, A. viscida

A. andersonii, A. auriculata, A. bakeri, A. canescens, A. catalinae, A. columbiana, A. crustacea, A. cruzensis, A. densiflora, A. edmundsii, A. franciscana, A. gabilanensis, A. glandulosa, A. glauca, A. glutinosa, A. hispidula, A. hookeri, A. hooveri, A. imbricata, A. insularis, A. klamathensis, A. luciana, A. malloryi, A. manzanita, A. mewukka, A. montana, A. montaraensis, A. montereyensis, A. morroensis, A. myrtifolia, A. nevadensis, A. nissenana, A. nortensis, A. nummularia, A. obispoensis, A. ohloneana, A. osoensis, A. otayensis, A. pacifica, A. pajaroensis, A. pallida, A. parryana, A. patula, A. pechoensis, A. pilosula, A. pringlei, A. pumila, A. pungens, A. purissima, A. rainbowensis, A. refugioensis, A. regismontana, A. rudis, A. sensitiva, A. silvicola, A. stanfordiana, A. tomentosa, A. uva-ursi, A. virgata, A. viridissima, A. viscida

Synonyms

A. subcordata var. confertiflora

Name authority

Eastwood: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 202. 1905 ,

Eastwood: Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 122. 1934 ,

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Arctostaphylos auriculata

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